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The ongoing reconstruction of world politics following the collapse of Soviet and Eastern European variants of communism have seemingly unleashed the power of ethnicity with a vengeance. Stack, Hebron, and their contributors explore the concept of ethnicity in international relations, seeking to address this most destabilizing, yet ubiquitous dimension of the emerging new world order. As a central force in international politics, ethnicity and ethnonational movements raise two fundamental questions about the nature of power and politics in contemporary international relations. First, what is the relationship between ethnicity and conflict within, across, and among states? Second, what role does ethnicity play in exacerbating conflicts which result in the intervention by external forces, both state and nonstate, manifested by increasing levels of violence and spillover instability, as exemplified by the Middle East, the Asian Republics of the former Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia?
This book is designed to provide scholars of international relations with a compelling approach to the study of ethnicity. The study of ethnic nationalism is a growing area of scholarly inquiry not fully appreciated. Thus, this collection is designed to fill a void in the literature and, as such, will be of interest to students, scholars, and policy makers involved with issues of ethnicity and world politics.
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The Internationalization of Ethnicity: The Crisis of Legitimacy and Authority in World Politics by Lui Hebron and John F. Stack, Jr.
International Ethnopolitics: Theory, Peacekeeping, and Policy by David Carment and Patrick James
World Politics and the Internationalization of Ethnicity: The Challenge of Primordial and Structural Perspectives by Lui Hebron and John F. Stack, Jr.
Cascading Interdependence, Democratization, and Ethnic Conflict Management in Africa by Shaheen Mozaffar
Northern Ireland: Transnational Ethnic Pressures and Institutional Responses by Richard B. Finnegan
Ethnopolitics and the Post-Soviet Transitions: A Comparison of Russia, Ukraine, and Lithuania by Tamara J. Resler
Coping with Rising Ethnic Nationalism in China: Domestic Challenge and External Pressure by Taifa Yu
When Backyards Are Borders: The Debate over Immigration Issues in Florida, 1994-1996 by Emily Copeland
Constructing the Ethnic Spectacle: Identity Politics in a Postmodern World by Sheila L. Croucher
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About the author
JOHN F. STACK, JR. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science and Director of the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies at Florida International University./e He is author or editor of four earlier books.
LUI HEBRON is Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Visiting Assistant Director of the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies at Florida International University.
